WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In 1947, as the British Empire prepares to end its 300-year reign over India, Lord Mountbatten (Bonneville), great grandson of Queen Victoria, assumes the post of the last Viceroy. Set with the task of handing India back to its people, he, his family, and their servants all witness the conflict that would eventually erupt as an independent India begins to surface…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

A personal project for director Gurinda Chadha, whose family was caught up in the chaos once British rule over India ended, Viceroy’s House details a fascinating, if tragic, look at a momentous time in Indian history.